Lieutenant William Myrick, MYRICK or Merrick, as many of the family spell the name, was the immigrant ancestor, the eldest of four brothers who came among the first settlers to New England from England. He came to Charlestown, Massachusetts, sailing in the ship "James," in 1636. He was born in Wales, we are told, in 1603. He removed to Eastham, in the Plymouth Colony, and was active in the little army there under Captain Myles Standish for six years. He was in Eastham as early as 1641; was a proprietor of Eastham and Duxbury; was a surveyor of highways in 1646; constable in 1647; admitted freeman May 22, 1655, at Eastham. He was ensign in the militia. His will was dated December 3, 1688, and proved March 6, 168889, about eighty-six years old; bequeathing to wife Rebecca, sons William and Stephen; and "the rest of my Children." He married, 1642, Rebecca Children: 1. William, born September 15, 1643. 2. Stephen, May 12, 1646. 3. Rebecca, July 28, 1648. 4. Mary, born November 4, 1650; married Stephen Hopkins, Jr., son of Stephen Hopkins, of the "Mayflower." 5. Ruth, born May 15, 1652; married, January, 1677, Edmund Freeman. 6. Sarah, born August 1, 1654; married, December 18, 1672, John Freeman, son of Major John. 7. John, born January 15, 1656-57. 8. Isaac, born January 6, 1660-61. 9. Joseph, born June 1, 1662; mentioned below. Benjamin, born February 1, 1664-65.

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(II) Joseph Myrick, son of William Myrick (1), was born June 1, 1662, at Eastham, and died there June 15, 1734. He married, May 8, 1684, Elizabeth Howes, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Mayo) Howes. Her father was born in England, son of Thomas and Mary (Brown) Howes. Myrick married second, Elizabeth (Freeman) Remick, daughter of Samuel and Mercy (Southworth) Freeman, widow of Abraham Remick. She was born in 1671, and had two daughters by her first marriage, Elizabeth and Mercy Remick. Elizabeth (Mayo) Howes was the daughter of Rev. John Mayo, of Yarmouth. Joseph Myrick was a legal inhabitant of Eastham in 1695. Children, born at Eastham, all by his first wife: I. Elizabeth, January, 1685; married Young. 2. Mary, July 7, 1687. 3. Joseph, March 8, 1689; married October 21, 1716, Elizabeth Twining. 4. William, January 26, 1692-93; mentioned below. Hannah, 1695; married Nathaniel Freeman,

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son of Nathaniel and Mary (Howland) Freeman. 6. Isaac, August 12, 1697. 7. Phebe, married Richard Paine.

(III) William Myrick, son of Joseph Myrick (2), was born at Eastham, Massachusetts, January 26, 1692-93; died there December 14, 1754; married there, October 20, 1715, Elizabeth Harding. Children, born at Eastham: 1. William, born January 15, 1716; diedyoung. 2. William, born April 8, 1718, mentioned below. 3. Betty, born June 6, 1720; married Brown. 4. Joseph. 5. Josiah, married Rachel Doane. 6. Heman. 7. Hannah, married, March 22, 1744, Hatsel Nickerson. 8. Rebecca, married Brown. 9. Mary, married, November 23, 1749, John Mulford. 10. Elizabeth.

(IV) William Myrick, Jr., son of William Myrick (3), was born April 8, 1718, at Eastham; wife Phebe Smith. Children mentioned in his father's will: 1. John, mentioned. below. 2. Joseph. 3. Betty. 4. Rebecca. 5. Hannah. 6. Mary. 7. Elizabeth.

(V) John Myrick, son of William Myrick, Jr., and Phebe (Smith) Myrick, was born in Eastham, Massachusetts, April 1, 1757; died at Orleans, Massachusetts, August 11, 1839. He married Thankful Linnell, July 11, 1780. Children: 1. Priscilla, born May 20, 1782. 2. Lucy, born June 3, 1784. 3. Samuel, born March 9, 1786. 4. Phebe, born March 30, 1788. 5. Thankful, born October 4, 1790. He married second, Hannah Knowles, November 17, 1793. Children by this marriage: I. Thankful, born December 1, 1795. 2. Hannah, born March 21, 1798. 3. Lucy, born November 5, 1800. 4. John, born July 31, 1802. 5. Abigail, born January 2, 1806. 6. Eliza, born September 13, 1808. Hannah (Knowles) Myrick died March 25, 1838, aged seventy-two years. John Myrick served in Captain Joseph Smith's company at Truro in September, 1776; also in Captain Abijah Bang's company, Colonel Dike's regiment, December 13, 1776, February, 1777. ("Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors," vol. XI p. 262). He enlisted March, 1777; served nine months; rank private; serving under Captain George Webb and Colonel Shephard, and was at the capture of Burgoyne. He applied for pension May 26, 1818; claim allowed, age at that date sixty-one years. In 1820 he stated that his wife Hannah was fifty-five years old, and his children, Lucy, nineteen and Eliza eleven years of age. He was father of Phebe (Myrick) Freeman, who married John Free

man, son of John and Bethiah Freeman, who was born November 10, 1794, and died at sea, July 20, 1824.

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Humphrey Barrett, the immigrant ancestor, was born in England, in 1592, and died November 7, 1662, aged seventy years. He came to Concord, Massachusetts, from England, about 1640, and settled on the Abel B. Heywood place. He was admitted a freeman May 6, 1657. He had three hundred acres of land, house lot number twelve, on what is now Monument street, Concord. He married Mary who died in 1663, aged seventy-three. Children, born in England: I. Thomas, drowned in the Concord river in 1652; had son Oliver, who died 1671; his widow Elizabeth married (second) Edward Wright. 2. Humphrey, born 1630; mentioned below. 3. John, of Marlborough (according to Shattuck). 4. James, of Charlestown. (II) Deacon Humphrey Barrett, son of Humphrey Barrett (1), was born in England, in 1630, and died January 3, 1715-16. married first, July 17, 1661, Elizabeth Paine, who died 1674. He married second, March 23, 1764-65, Mary Potter, who died November 17, 1713, daughter of Luke Potter, one of the first settlers of Concord. Children: 1. Mary, married Josiah Blood. Children of the second wife: 2. Captain Joseph, born 1678; died April 4, 1763, aged eighty-five; married, 1701, Rebecca Minott, who died June 23, 1738; had eight children. 3. Benjamin, mentioned

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(III) Benjamin Barrett, son of Deacon Humphrey Barrett (2), was born in Concord, Massachusetts, May 7, 1681, and died October 25, 1728, aged forty-seven. He married, January 3, 1705, Lydia Minott, sister of Rebecca Minott, and daughter of James and Rebecca (Wheeler) Minott, of Concord. He was a deacon in the church, and was admitted a freeman May 24, 1762. He was a member of the general court in 1691, and was ensign of the foot company. In May, 1685, General Goodwin reported to the general court: that Concord train band "had but one commissioned officer that officiates in that company, viz: Left. Buss, who is very aged and not well able to conduct the affairs of ye great company, therefore having informed himself as to the fittest man to supply the place of ensign for that company, and did propose to the court, Humphrey Barrett, who was a freeman,

and of ye church at Concord, a sergeant of that company, that the court would make him ensigne of Concord foot company." The report was accepted and approved October 14, 1685. Children: 1. Benjamin, born November 5, 1705; mentioned below. 2. Deacon Thomas, born October 20, 1707; died June 20, 1779; married, 1730, Mary Jones; children: Thomas, Charles, of New Ipswich, Samuel, Amos, Ruth and Mary. 3. Colonel James, born July 29, 1710; died April II, 1779; married, December 21, 1732, Rebecca Hubbard; member of general court, 1768 to 1777; superintendent of military stores at Concord; colonel of regiment in March, 1775, and in command on April 19, though sixtyfour years old; on various committees to raise men, supplies, etc., for the Revolution; children: James, Nathan, Lydia, Rebecca, Persis, Stephen, Peter and Lucy. August 2, 1712; died June, 1802; married, January 13, 1732, Deacon Samuel Farrar. 5. Rebecca, born March 29, 1714; died young. 6. Timothy, born January 2, 1716; died January 4, 1800; married first, Mrs. Dinah Will; second, Anna Vaughn; third, Rebecca Brown. 7. Mary, born December 27, 1717; married Aaron Parker. 8. Stephen, born April 18, 1720; married, May 15, 1750, Elizabeth (Hubbard) How.

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(IV) Benjamin Barrett, son of Benjamin Barrett (3), was born November 5, 1705, and died at Concord, October 23, 1738. He married, about 1730, Rebecca Jones. Children: 1. Rebecca, born February 14, 173031; died March 30, 1803; married, 1750, Nathaniel Boynton. 2. Lydia, born March 16, 1732-33; died March 24, 1733. 3. Benjamin, born January 9, 1734-35; mentioned below. 4. Lieutenant Jonas, born September 24, 1737; died January 31, 1803; married, November 19, 1776, Mary Fletcher, born 1739, died 1777; married second, Uranah Locke, born 1758, died 1838, daughter of James and Hannah Locke.

(V) Benjamin Barrett, son of Benjamin Barrett (4), was born at Concord, January 9, 1734-35, and died September 14, 1811. He married, November 14, 1761, Sarah Merriam, born 1735, died 1781; he married second, Hannah Jones, born 1742, died 1831, daughter of William and Sarah (Locke) Jones. He was in the Revolution, serving as private in Captain Samuel Stone's company, Colonel William Prescott's regiment, on the Lexington alarm, April 19, 1775. The time of service was fifteen and one half days. Children,